Overview
- Perpignan confirmed Jamie Ritchie sustained a tibial plateau fracture, requires no surgery and is projected to return in about two months.
- Assistant coach Pete Horne said Ritchie, Jack Dempsey and Jamie Dobie are unlikely to play again in this year’s championship after leaving the squad for club assessment.
- Gregor Townsend identified Dempsey’s issue as a bicep injury, while Dobie suffered a shoulder problem late in the Calcutta Cup win over England.
- Scotland do not plan immediate call-ups, with internal options set to cover a back-row and back-three reshuffle that could involve Matt Fagerson and Gregor Brown.
- The squad are training in Spain, with the team due to be named Thursday for Saturday’s match in Cardiff against a Wales side seeking a first win of the campaign.